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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: koan who wrote (33169)7/4/2008 6:01:22 PM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 224756
 
The subprime mess was caused by dems. who for years have been trying to lower the standards so more minorities could get homes



To: koan who wrote (33169)7/4/2008 6:38:14 PM
From: Ann Corrigan  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 224756
 
Isn't it true that the real estate bubble started to form when congress lowered lending law standards, which led to the sub-prime mortgage risks? The reason given for the change in standards was "in order to make home ownership possible for everyone."



To: koan who wrote (33169)7/4/2008 8:37:00 PM
From: MJ  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 224756
 
What is the % of sales that goes to the Real Estate Broker in your state?